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Originally Posted by molson
Edit: It's weird that they knew this was the way to go in the mid-1990s when they helped keep ECW in business but they've forgotten it today....unless they're shoveling money to ROH behind the scenes which I guess is possible. Probably not though, I think they got arrogant and figured they'd create their own indy promotions. But FCW can't replicate what it's like to learn how to get over in front of Philly or NYC smarks.
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I'm glad to know I'm not the only person that suspects there's more of a connection to ROH than any of us know about (but wouldn't it eventually have to be revealed in various corporate financials sooner or later?).
The dearth of indy promotions that aren't essentially outlaw promotions is a problem for every company that has any national profile, be it WWE, TNA, or ROH. Even as recently as the birth of TNA we saw a steady supply of talent working its way up from (relatively) reputable indies, Styles/Abyss/Killings Abyss via NWA Wildside come to mind as examples. Look at those feeder companies today and the drop off in talent is dramatic, it's mediocre on good days & pretty damn bad on others.